Itsekiri Elders Plead with Youths Not to Retaliate Attacks

As the casualty figure Thursday shot up to at least 13 following Tuesday’s attack on several Itsekiri villages in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State by suspected armed Egbema Ijaw youths, some Itsekiri leaders have pleaded with Itsekiri youths to resist the urge for retaliation.

The Itsekiri leaders hinted that they were in dialogue with eminent Ijaw leaders who had dissociated themselves from the dastardly act, which they blamed on common criminal elements in the area.[THISDAY live]

Nigerian Tribune

FOLLOWING renewed ethnic clashes between neighbouring Ijaws and Itsekiris in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State, the Federal Government has deployed more soldiers to the warring communities being an aftermath of Tuesday’s killing of …

The Guardian Nigeria

THE home of former militant leader, Francis Muturu, at Aafisiere community in Ughelli-North Local Council Area of Delta State, was on Wednesday raided by soldiers of the Joint Task Force (JTF) following intelligence reports that weapons were hidden in the …

WorldStage

WorldStage Newsonline– The death toll from attacks on Itsekiri communities in Warri North Local Government Area of Delta State increased to 13 Thursday as more corpses were retrieved from the bushes around burnt down towns. Chairman, Itsekiri National …